SL not to block trade with South India, says Port Minister
Posted on: 05/Apr/2013 12:55:41 PM - No. of views : (1747)
The Sri Lankan Government has said that there will be no move to block trade with South India. Rohitha Abeygunawardana, Port and Highway Deputy Minister, said, �There were reports regarding a protest by a port employees` organization which said their members will refrain from handling or processing Indian supplies due to the situation in Tamil Nadu. I am confident that such a situation will not arise.�
The statement comes in the wake of protests at the Colombo Port headed by the Organisation for Protecting Harbour Solidarity. Mr. Sanjaya Kumara Weligama, the Organisation�s convenor, said that they wanted to �warn� politicians in India who have been urging the Indian government to take a tougher stand against Sri Lanka in the UN Assembly.
